What color is #A09CA1?

#A09CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09CA1?

The RGB value is 160, 156, 161: 160 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09CA1?

The complementary color is #9DA19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09CA1 color

#A09CA1 rgb(160, 156, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09CA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (160, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 3% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#A09CA1 color codes

HEX	`#A09CA1`
RGB	`rgb(160, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 3%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 3%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, 2.4, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 3.18, 318.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.818, 33.824, 38.511)`
Decimal	`10525857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09CA1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A09CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A09CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09ca1; }
.text { color: #a09ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09ca1, #a19ca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09CA1?: #A09CA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09CA1?: The RGB value is 160, 156, 161: 160 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09CA1?: The complementary color is #9DA19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.